c Graduate Degree Program Completer Survey Step 1 of 9 11% The College of Education would like your feedback of your graduate experience to drive our future efforts to effectively prepare advanced degree program seekers and to take this opportunity to thank you for allowing the COE to provide you with what we believe a quality Advanced Degree Program. We have developed a survey that will assist us in making continuous improvement in our program, to ensure that our Completers are well prepared to continue as educators. Your responses are anonymous and confidential. Your name is not attached to your comments. We would be most appreciative if you would take the time to respond to the following questions. Thank you in advance for your responses. *This survey is adapted from the Graduate Exit Survey (GEMS) from UNCGA. Degree Awarded Ed.D. - Higher Education Ed.D. - P12/Superintendency MSA MSA - Add-on Licensure M.Ed. - Elementary Education, K6 M.A.T. - Elementary Education (Math, Science, or Language Arts Specialty Area) M.Ed. - Reading Education, K12 M.Ed. - Middle Grades, Language Arts M.Ed. - Middle Grades, Mathematics M.Ed. - Middle Grades, Science M.A.T. - Middle Grades, Language Arts M.A.T. - Middle Grades, Mathematics M.A.T. - Middle Grades, Science M.A.T. - Secondary Education, Biology M.A.T. - Secondary Education, Mathematics M.A.T. - Secondary Education, Sociology M.Ed. - Secondary Education, Biology M.Ed. - Secondary Education, Mathematics M.Ed. - Secondary Education, Sociology M.Ed. - Special Education, K12 (Current License) M.Ed. - Special Education, K12 (Current License in Education, not Special Education) M.A.T. - Special Education, General Curriculum, K12 Enrollment status for the majority of program? Full-time Part-time Primary instructional delivery mode of program Face-to-face Online Hybrid Culminating scholarly product Dissertation Capstone project/leadership-collaborartion project Master's thesis Coursework only Internship/clinical Other Explain "other": Overall, how would you rate the quality of:Your academic experience at Fayetteville State UniversityPoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentYour overall experience at Fayetteville State UniversityPoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentAs a result of your graduate education at Fayetteville State University, how well prepared are you to practice in your discipline or profession? Very prepared Prepared Neither prepared nor unprepared Unprepared Very unprepared Please provide comments for your answer from above here:Please rate the relevance of any experiential preparation required in your degree program to your professional goals: Internship: On-the-job training experience including some responsibilities and expectations of full-time employees Practicum/Clinical Experience: Supervised practical application in a field of study InternshipN/APoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentPracticum/clinical experienceN/APoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent Please rate the quality of support you were provided during your graduate education in the following areas:Financial supportN/APoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentInformation technology (IT) resourcesN/APoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentYour personal work space (e.g., desk or office)N/APoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentLibrary and electronic research resourcesN/APoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentWriting centerN/APoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentUniversity career servicesN/APoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentCenter for teaching and learningN/APoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentOffice of sponsored researchN/APoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent If applicable, please rate the quality of support you were provided during your thesis/dissertation research in the following areas:Financial supportN/APoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentInformation technology (IT) resourcesN/APoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentYour personal work space (e.g., desk or office)N/APoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentLibrary and electronic research resourcesN/APoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentWriting centerN/APoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentUniversity career servicesN/APoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentCenter for teaching and learningN/APoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentOffice of sponsored researchN/APoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent Were you a graduate assistant (GA) at any time during your graduate studies? Yes No Select all sources of funding applied to your graduate studies Assistanship Fellowship/Scholarship Grant Federal student loans Private loans Personal funds (savings) Family funds (spouse/parent/other) Employer tuition support/benefit Military/veteran benefit Other Click and drag the sources which have contributed to your total support package from most support to least support.AssistantshipFellowship/ScholarshipGrantFederal student loansPrivate loansPersonal funds (savings)Family funds (spouse/parent/other)Employer tuition support/benefitMilitary/veteran benefitWhat is the status of your postgraduate plans (in the next year)? Returning to, or continuing in, pre-graduate school employment Have signed a contract or made definite commitment for a postdoctoral fellowship ("postdoc") or further training Have signed contract or made definite commitment for an internship, clinical residency Have signed contract or made definite commitment for employment (non-"postdoc") Negotiating with one or more specific organizations Seeking position but have no specific prospects Other full-time degree program (e.g., Ph.D., M.D., D.D.S, J.D., M.B.A., etc.) Do not plan to work or study (e.g., family commitments, etc.) What one type of principal employer will you be working with (training with) next year? Education: U.S. 4-year college or university other than medical school Education: U.S. medical school (including university-affilliated hospital or medical school) Education: U.S. university-affiliated research institute Education: U.S. community or two-year college Education: U.S. preschool, elementary, middle, secondary school or school system Education: Foreign educational institution Government (other than educational institution): Foreign government Government (other than educational institution): U.S. federal government Government (other than educational institution): U.S. state government Government( other than educational institution); U.S. local government Private Sector (other than educational institution): Not for profit organization Private Sector (other than educational institution): Industry (for profit) Other: Self-Employed Where is the organization with which you will be working or the institution you will be attending upon graduation? In North Carolina Not located in North Carolina but elsewhere in the United States (specify) Outside of the United States Don't know NA Please specify: How closely is your post-graduate employment, if any, related to your graduate field of study at Fayetteville State University? Would you say... Directly related Somewhat related Not related I have no post-graduate employment Which reason below best explains why you took post-graduate employment that was not related to your graduate field of study by your choice or not? I could not find positions to apply for in my graduate field of study I was not offered any positions related to my graduate field of study I could not find positions related to my graduate field of study which paid enough My career goals have changed Faculty Please rate your overall satisfaction with each of the following:Overall quality of instructionPoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentOpportunity for interaction with facultyPoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentQuality of advisingPoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentQuality of mentorshipPoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentPlease provide comments: Research/Scholarship/Creative Products Please rate your overall satisfaction with each of the following:Opportunities for conduction researchN/aPoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentOpportunities for disseminating or publishing research - thesis/dissertationN/aPoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentResearch ethics training and understandingN/aPoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentOpportunities for creative expressionN/aPoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentTraining and preparation for entrepreneurial thinkingN/aPoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentSupport to develop intellectual propertyN/aPoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentPlease provide comments: Professional Preparation Please rate your overall satisfaction with each of the following:Opportunities for leadership and/or professional developmentN/aPoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentCareer and vocational guidance and preparationN/aPoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellentPlease provide comments:If you have received or participated in any of the following professional development activities during your graduate experience, mark your level of satisfaction if you engaged in the listed activity. Include activities offered from any unit on campus (e.g., your department, the Graduate School, etc.)Received formal or informal training on oral communication and presentation skillsDid not participateVery dissatisfiedSomewhat dissatisfiedNeutralSomewhat satisfiedVery satisfiedReceived formal or informal training on the standards for academic writing in your fieldDid not participateVery dissatisfiedSomewhat dissatisfiedNeutralSomewhat satisfiedVery satisfiedReceived formal or informal training on writing grant proposalsDid not participateVery dissatisfiedSomewhat dissatisfiedNeutralSomewhat satisfiedVery satisfiedAssisted a faculty member in writing a grant proposalDid not participateVery dissatisfiedSomewhat dissatisfiedNeutralSomewhat satisfiedVery satisfiedReceived formal or informal training on interviewing skillsDid not participateVery dissatisfiedSomewhat dissatisfiedNeutralSomewhat satisfiedVery satisfiedReceived information or advice on the process required to select a thesis/dissertation advisorDid not participateVery dissatisfiedSomewhat dissatisfiedNeutralSomewhat satisfiedVery satisfiedReceived information or advice on preparing for comprehensive examinationsDid not participateVery dissatisfiedSomewhat dissatisfiedNeutralSomewhat satisfiedVery satisfiedReceived information or advice on publishing your workDid not participateVery dissatisfiedSomewhat dissatisfiedNeutralSomewhat satisfiedVery satisfiedReceived information or advice on career options within academiaDid not participateVery dissatisfiedSomewhat dissatisfiedNeutralSomewhat satisfiedVery satisfiedReceived information or advice on career options outside academiaDid not participateVery dissatisfiedSomewhat dissatisfiedNeutralSomewhat satisfiedVery satisfiedHad assistance in developing professional contacts outside your programDid not participateVery dissatisfiedSomewhat dissatisfiedNeutralSomewhat satisfiedVery satisfied Strengths of my program were:Areas for improvement in my program were:Final comments:
